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That's weird. I have that exact same symbol tattooed on my arse

All these slackers and snowflakes, 'getting ME' because they’re too lazy to work for a living and because all the 'fashionable' people are doing it, and probably gluten-free, too, because they’re too delicate to eat what the rest of us eat, oh yes, and demanding human rights so they can be...

Yes. I think that's what we've all been wondering for years. The spread of CBT /GET as 'the best available' treatment is a puzzle, like the Kardashians or something. You keep thinking: "How did that happen?"

LOL Exactly. Until psychologists (which I think includes the 'mind/body' physicians) starts being up front about what it is they're offering, and what it isn't, I'll continue to regard the whole lot of them as frauds exploiting the nuances of language to assert their value.

This thread made me turn to Google to see if my recollection was correct that studies had shown no curative benefit to cancer patients from positive thinking. I came upon a fascinating piece in Psychology Today by "mind-body medicine physician" Lissa Rankin which acknowledges precisely that...

Spring must be here, because Prof. Sharpe clearly hears the ice cracking beneath his feet

That's the best 10 minutes of video work on ME I've ever seen. Sending gratitude and strength to all involved. More power to you

Good grief. That's an interesting approach to 'charity'

:-) I hear you. I've tried to go fully veggie a couple of times, but being gluten, soya and meat free is a huge challenge. Doesn't leave that much.

I've finally figured out I get the same reaction to soya, which is in quite a few gluten-free products, including some breads. (btw, I have the elevated SDC14 mentioned in the paper)

I suppose if they’d gone any further than “not to be regarded as adequate” they would have had to say “we were wrong, very wrong, and culpable for any harm done”, which was never going to happen. This seems like a good start

It's okay. Don't mind me. Nobody minds me. Sniff. xx

The BBC has occasionally worked ME into drama storylines, usually with depressing results. This thread 'in another place' mentions both a brief reference in The Archers and a number of them in Casualty...

People with a condition that knocks them flat on their arse when they exert themselves tend to be a little cautious about exerting themselves ... When are the Nobel prizes announced?

Wow. I thought Wessely help some kind of record for suggesting victims of the Camelford water poisoning episode were suffering from mass hysteria, but I've got to admit that one takes the prize — "Only wimps get radiation sickness."

You see? That’s what’s wrong with the world. I remember when Nescafe Instant was good enough for everyone’s enema. It was certainly good enough for my grandmother, though during the war she used Camp Coffee with chicory because that’s all they could get and it didn’t do her any harm. Well, not...

I just re-read my own post and I'm looking for a dislike button. Honestly, what was I thinking? Two minutes with Gwyneth Paltrow and I've lost my mind.

I read it for you, Luther. I didn't mean to — I just found myself clicking on the link, maybe driven by MErmaid's mention of vaginal steaming. How did I not know vaginal steaming was a thing? I've got a kettle. Why didn't I think of it? I'll be back after coffee.

Sorry, just realised this is about gaming in the video sense, not gambling (same word, different meaning). But I'm pretty sure people get seriously hooked on this, too. I don't see a problem in classifying addictions as mental health disorders. They are.

Sorry, but I don't see anything at all controversial or inappropriate about this. I'm seen pathological gambling addiction close up, people who had lost everything, their lives destroyed, torn apart with grief because all they could think of was where to find the next stake. It affects huge...